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Date:	Tue, 9 Nov 2010 10:48:10 +0100
Subject:	Incorrect PATH setting in setup.exe results in Postinstall script errors, .sh exit code 127
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Hi,

I just updated my Cygwin installation using a newly=20
downloaded setup.exe.  At the beginning of the script, I am=20
warned that I am updating to Cygwin 1.7.1, please read=20
various manuals (I recently upgraded a different computer=20
without difficulties and kind of remembered that none of the=20
mentioned caveats were particularly serious for me).

At the end of the installation process, a dialog box pops up=20
stating that postinstall script errors had occurred, and a=20
list of lines "package-name.sh exit code 127".  Starting the=20
Cygwin DOS box works.  However, PATH is set incorrectly;=20
typing vi finds it in my SFU installation (which doesn't work=20
with a cygwin terminal).  Re-executing startup.exe returns=20
the same postinstall script error message.

The root cause for the postinstall scripts errors is the=20
incorrect PATH, as the shell returns 127 to indicate command=20
not found.  On the other hand, I would have expected PATH to=20
be set in one of the postinstall scripts.

Starting setup.exe from the Windows command line with PATH=20
prefixed with {cygwin install directory}\bin gets rid of the=20
error messages; the packages are installed sucessfully.

However, I do get a Postinstall script error "Package: no=20
package\n\tpassword-grp.sh exit code 1\n".  This is probably=20
unrelated to the problem reported here.

Konrad Schwarz

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